New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-13
4 PASTORAL LETTER By BISHOP POTTER

HE URGES THAT THE CATHEDRAL BE ERECTED 40
A MEMORIAL TO BISHOP HoRATIo POTTER.
Bshop Potter yesterday followed up his appear 10 'no
public for subscriptions for great Protestant bpiScop
cathedral In York. by pastoral letter 20 'ne cicis'
and people OF this the urgency OF the Dig un
dertaklng and the necessity OF o nearly anu seno'
operation In it. The letter dated June and was pre-
nared as the original announcement OF the catnedra
boards purpose push work on the long nesiec'ea
schsme But the whole matter got before the puonc
rather prematurey and the Bishop sent out the aoc''
already published nstesd The pastoral letter was Aeps
in reserve for week days until the whole project
could get fairly under 1t finally sent oss WIN
some changes of minor Importance on Saturday ana was
read Yesterday from the pupits of number OF tne
churche The absence OF many cergymen from tneir
regular parishes prevented tho reading In some OF inc
city pulpis Following is the letter in fun
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years ago and commended notice by my vsnerasd
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worthy Of its best enerse. and It's wboe ubec
whose tokens am constantly encounering, and may say
because have been IN Wiling to work 70
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tive be GROUPED about IL OF 9r p.ops
might had. and where memorable events anu H,,ng o
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thus should provide Hon ne SRRur Or
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gladly record here OF the cheerful readiness win
which In nv own know was the case with my ven
cradle the Bishop has been welcomed 70 'e NOS
have made more than OF them from time 10 time pro.
cathedral IN fact II not IN name But such hospses
hardly extended without at least occasional
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minslraons OF chief pastor should DE nd
he believe that there exists among ne
clurchmen OF New.York the ability and the disposition 10
erect structure T IN M nobs,t aspects and which shall
of more earnest devotion anu MORO oh'o
sol hope need not say thai lave not only wish that
t aea be- greatly srsved II il So But there
springs OF Jeneicence which have not as ye Iii bs
10 cal iortn and there think 1t Will not be deEe
ample for such work AMI Tor al Oees ' ~.
rssonrces which otherwise remained undeveoped
because believe oqr meopo'i.sn in its
rnnk Oft pray you as our 6 sTe is
promotion your sympathy anu eoopeiatloth: .,-or
Faithfully and ai1 mnSRa z. y PorfER
Bishop OF New-York.
meeting Of the Executive COMMITTEES OF the BOARD OF
Cathedral trustees and OF the committee ana suD3-
mittec on will be held this AFTERNOON at O'Clock ID
the offices OF :. d. Babcock, No ~ Nassans, hepo.ds
will he made and decision will probably be arrived
NJ with reference 10 a site for the big cathedral